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ope John Paul II may have
raised the hackles of inter-
national Jewish organiza-
tions by not making a direct
reference to the Holocaust in his papal
apology last week.
However, a statement that accompa-
nied the pope's homily — quoted by the
Archbishop of Detroit during his
Sunday remarks — and an upcoming
trip to Israel next week may
show what he said is not the
last word.
"Our Holy Father has
very rightly singled out the
special sorrow that we must
show toward our Jewish
American Jewish
brothers and sisters for cen-
Committee said, "While we
turies of prejudice against
were disappointed that there
them," the Archdiocese of
was no specific mention of
Detroit's Adam Cardinal
the Holocaust, we are hope-
Maida said on Sunday.
fill
that the pope's words
Rabbi Groner
Quoting from the state-
will be quickly translated
ment accompanying the
into concrete programs. The
pope's homily, Cardinal
pope's deeply personal
Maida said, "In the words of
words of regret represent a
the Holy Father ... it is
potentially historic mile-
important for us to keep a
stone in the Roman
`moral and religious memory'
Catholic Church's effort to
of the injury inflicted on the
eradicate antisemitism from
Jews at the time of the
its midst and to confront
Holocaust... the Shoah."
the errors of the past."
Written by the
"It was a historic state-
International Theological
ment amplified by Cardinal
Commission in December
Cardinal Maida
Maida," said Rabbi Daniel
1999, the 16,000-word state-
Syme of Temple Beth El. "I
ment was background for the
think that this pope has done
pope's comments on the issue of the
more than any other to bring the
church's past sins, said Father John West
Catholic and Jewish communities clos-
of the Archdiocese of Detroit.
er together. It takes a great deal of
"There is no doubt that there were
strength and leadership for anyone,
many Christians who risked their lives
religious or otherwise, to say 'I'm sorry,'
to save and to help their Jewish neigh-
and to express profound regret."
bors," noted the statement. "It seems,
Rabbi Irwin Groner of
however, also true that alongside such
Congregation Shaarey Zedek said Jews
courageous men and women, the spir-
should "focus on the positive.
itual resistance and concrete action of
"Something historic will be taking
other Christians was not that which
place in the history of Catholic-Jewish
might have been expected from
relations when the pope visits Israel,"
Christ's followers."
he said. "It has many meanings, but
While the pope did not directly
for us it's a visible expression of the
address the Holocaust or the church's
historic transformation of Catholic
role, it doesn't mean that it is his final
attitudes towards Jews, Judaism and
word, said Father West.
Israel. I think that when he is in Israel,
"I would guess that his trip to
and he visits Yad Vashem, that we will
Israel will be very significant, includ-
hear a more clear and focused state-
ing his visit to the Yad Vashem
ment on the Holocaust from him."

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Holocaust Memorial," he said. "I
don't think the pope will go there
and not say anything about it."
Some Jewish organizations and
leaders were hopeful, some skeptical.
"Pope John Paul II's request for for-
giveness on behalf of those who com-
mitted anti-Jewish acts in the name of
the Church is welcome, if it is another
step towards reconciliation," said
Daniel Mariaschin, B'nai B'rith
International executive vice president.
"However, it cannot be accepted as the
final word on centuries of
antisemitism committed by
those who believed they
were acting in accord with
Roman Catholic teachings.'
Rabbi James Rudin of the

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